Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-05

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Jalkins who has been on the sick list for IA
| long time is now reported as improving
The patrons of the creamery at Pages Cor
ners realized 70 cents per hundred pounds
for their milk during the months of June and
will probably realize more than that for
July. Some of the dairies average nearly
% pounds per cow per week. .--Mr. and
Mrs. d. w. Brown of Ottawa, p. q. and
family are on visit to friends and rela-
tives.-- During the furious storm of last
Thursday Ira Stearns had a COW killed; Mr.
BiXby's barn was considerably injured;
trees We're twisted off in Mr.. Calkins sugar
orchard; a tree near Mrs. Philips's house
was shivered to atoms and the splintels
thrown against the windows with such force
as to break sash and glass, and some pieces
of grain and corn were serOuly injured.
Such Il storm of wind, hail, rain, thunder
and lightning has not been known for years
DIR. Marcus Swain, former resident
and physician of Essex and Wcstford, con
temporary with DR.. j. W. Emery died
June 81, at Chicago where he was visiting
his children His disease was paralysis
His remains We're taken to Waupun, HIS.
where he has resided and practised medi-
cine for number of years. Andrew
Atherton and wife are ON IA visit to their
friends from the far West Miss Chap
man from Maine was the guest of Mrs AL
bert Barney last week. She visited also
her sister, Mrs w A. Deering in Burling-
ton. The numerous friends of Mr. and Mrs.
w. A. Deering in this place congratulate
them upon the accession to their family. -
Mrs. Mary Howe Woodman. a native of
Essex and sister of Lucian b. Howe of
Jericho, died recently at Ashtabula Ohio.
She removed West with her husband many
years ago. Mr.. Woodma2 was associated
with T. r. Fletcher in the mercantile bust
ness at Essex previous to the latters re
moral to Burlington. Both are pleasantly
remembered 10y friends and acquaintance
here. Mrs. f. w. Joyner with her two
| grandchildren returned to st. Albans last
week, where she resides Il portion Cf the
time with her son, Ira F. "oyner, custom
house Inspector, r,--Rev. Mr. English an
nounced to his congregation at the Centre
last Sunday that himself and wife have been
accepted by the American board of mission
aries to We"tern Turkey and expected to
sail on their mission the first of October.
The announcement was a great surprise.
His ministry has been acceptable and sue
cessful and the people will par6 with both
of them with exceeding sorrow and regret,
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has seemed open and clear for their accept
ance of missionary work. k.-Rev Mr.
Teller had large and interested audience
on Sunday evening to listen to the story OF
his connection with the Catholic church and
his conversion and separation from it.
Montpelier.
WILDER Truax of White River junction il
sitting his father, Rev. "A b. Truax--
TIE uniforms for the letter carriers hav,
come and look better than they fit The EN-
ployees of the Lane Manufacturing com
pany took up subscription and bough
Harvey Browns for him. S :. Ballard
has returned from the West. st.-DaviC
Nc Neal of Clinton, NJ. j. Gillett of Rich
mond, f. b, Keith and family of Chicago
and +. +. Woldran of Lynn. NH arr
among those in town. Miss Annie ClouC
is visiting at Barre, Canada, j. G. Brown
a. Stowe, Rev. A. B. Truax at Waterbury
lnez Hayford at Champlain n. Y, w. w
Woodbury. at Bradford,1 Henry Cook a
Melrose, Mass, j. w. Skinner at Boltol
and Wilbur Hurst is on trip to California
y = Lyon has an apprentice in hi
shop, Frank p Carroll of Eest Montpelier
William Smith has returned from Mid
dlese-: and George Kellogg from Barton
Hubert Brewer has returned
New Haven
For a peaceful rural town, law suits ar
rather plenty just now. Unless previous
) disposed Of Justice f. A. Doud will hea
August : A. &. Squier vs.. Ed Whitmore
ejectment; August 6, s. b. NJ Cowles ',
: Isaac Gibbs, breach of contract: before Jus
tce f. G. Hunt; and August 9, town @
New Haven VS. town of Felrisburgh SUI
port Of pauper, before Justice Brooks O
Mddlebury. Fidela Jewett, sst
of Mrs. William =. Nash. recently sale
from New York for Europe to seek rest an
recuperation, after 20 years continuous sci
vice as "a teacher in California.
During the thunder storm Thursday
wire running from Hiram Thompson
barn to windmill several rods away TO
the purpose of setting the mill TO tn
wind was struck by lightning which ra
to and ignited the building. BY tn
merest chance Mr.. Thompson went to tn
barn just at that time to smut door an
discovering the fire extinguished it. In tn
, same storm Mr. Coriss Gordon lost
mare and colt, and Deacon George l
. Hathorn colt, by lightning.
West Berkshire.
But few farmers in this vicinity ar
, through haylng owing to wet weather an
: scarcity of help--The Ladies' ALL ic
cream and cake lawn party at Mrs. II. 5
. Jaws was a tine success. The comm
event is a wedding in church his week
Cambridge.
Mrs. Eugene A. Ransom, better known q
lola Heath, is here from Mt. Auburn, Iowa
Her husband is expected shortly Charlie
Richards, stephen Ransom, and Josep
Gallup went on Il fishing eXpl lit ion to Be
= videre last week.--ln Pleasant Vale
last week We're Jennie Washer and son frol
Brattleboro, Frank Warren home from Bos
ton on vacation, Leonard Huntley of Water
, bury. y.-Mrs. Kate Larmy is visiting i
Milton. w. NJ Smith is in Chateaugay
} N. Y, this week.-Mrs. II. F. Wetherb
!, and daughter Of Burlington were at Mrs. a
j. Cuttings Sunday, y,--Alexander Lang
recoverng.--Two Cambridge cases I
appear at the next session of the Suprem
Court at HYDE Park are Camhridue y.